Vietnam To Post Economic Growth Of 6.8 Percent In 2019

HANOI, Sept 26 (NNN-VNA) – Despite a weaker external environment, Vietnam is forecast to maintain economic growth this year and next year at 6.8 percent and 6.7 percent, respectively, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. In its Asian Development Outlook 2019 Update, ADB kept its forecast for Vietnam’s gross domestic…

Seven Wounded In Presidential Campaign Office Blast In S. Afghanistan

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Sept 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least seven people were wounded as a blast ripped through election campaign office of Afghan President, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, in Lashkar Gah city, capital of southern Helmand province, a local source said. An improvised explosive device was detonated inside the office of…

India’s Car Major Maruti Suzuki Announces Price Cut To Boost Sales

NEW DELHI, Sept 26 (NNN-PTI) – India’s ace car manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki, announced price cut on its ten different models by 5,000 Indian Rupees (71 U.S. dollars), on their ex-showroom value, in a bid to boost sales, amidst the ongoing economic slowdown. The new prices are applicable with effect from…

Syrian Army Finds U.S., Israeli-Made Weapons In Southern Region

DAMASCUS, Sept 26 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian army, on Wednesday, confiscated a “large amount” of weapons and ammunition, some of which are U.S. and Israeli-made, in the southern region. The seized weapons, found in secret caches, included machine-guns of various types and sizes, sniper rifles, U.S.-made rifles, as well as,…

100 Corpses Of 1994 Rwandan Genocide Discovered In Kigali

KIGALI, Rwanda, Sept 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – Local Rwandan residents, discovered 100 corpses of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in the capital city Kigali, a local official said. Residents have started retrieving the unidentified corpses in Nyarugenge district, a suburb of Kigali, since Friday, after getting information from a genocide survivor, who…

Uruguay To Withdraw From Rio Pact Citing Misuse Against Venezuela

MONTEVIDEO, Sept 25 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Uruguay will withdraw from the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance, also known as the Rio Pact, because it is being wrongly used against Venezuela’s government, Uruguayan Foreign Minister, Rodolfo Nin Novoa, said. The announcement came a day after 16 of the 19 pact members…

Myanmar, Singapore Reach Investment Promotion, Protection Agreement

YANGON, Sept 25 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar and Singapore signed an agreement on promotion and protection of investment between the two countries, according to the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations, Wednesday (today). The agreement was endorsed at the 7th ministerial meeting of the Joint Committee of Myanmar and Singapore,…

Malaysia’s Leading Index Shows Brighter Economic Outlook Ahead: Data

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s leading index has signalled a brighter economic outlook in Nov, 2019, until Jan, 2020, according to official data released today (Wednesday). Malaysian Statistics Department, said, the leading index that signals the direction of economic movements surged 1.4 percent to 119.3 points in July,…

S.Korea’s Childbirth Posts Lowest July Figure

SEOUL, Sept 25 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s childbirth posted the lowest July figure, boosting worry about a so-called demographic cliff, a government report showed today (Wednesday). The number of newborn babies came in at 25,236 in July, down 1,770, or 6.5 percent, from a year earlier, according to Statistics Korea.…

Abe Determined To Meet Kim Jong Un “Face To Face”

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 25 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, said Tuesday that, he is determined to meet DPRK leader, Kim Jong Un “face to face, without attaching any conditions.” Japan attaches great importance to the de-nuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula. Other outstanding issues include the abduction of Japanese…